Commentaries:Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
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Luke 1:73
The oath which he sware (orkon on wmosen). Antecedent attracted to case of the relative. The oath appears in Genesis 22:16-18. The oppression of the Gentiles seems to be in the mind of Zacharias. It is not certain how clearly he grasped the idea of the spiritual Israel as Paul saw it in Galatians and Romans.
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